Words of wisdom from the Ingo elders.

[TheGrumpyGuy]

Don't tug on superman's cape
Don't spit into the wind
Don't pull the mask off that old lone ranger
And don't mess around with Jim

 

[KG1]

Don't tug on superman's cape
Don't spit into the wind
Don't pull the mask off that old lone ranger
And don't mess around with Jim

Dop-Dobie-Dop-dee-dee-da-dee-dee-dee....

 

[Hoosierdood]

Don’t sh** where you eat.

Don’t stick your d*** in crazy.

Don’t put in writing anything that you don’t want everyone to see.

 

[HoughMade]

Learn from the past, but don't wallow in regret. You don't have a time machine.

 

[BugI02]

It's not 'different this time'

It NEVER is

 

[jwamplerusa]

Shortly after doing something to hurt yourself; hearing that voice that says what school are you going to? The expected response, which you have to give of course, is the School of hard knocks.

 

[COOPADUP]

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.

 

[indyartisan]

Whether you think you can or you think you can’t you are right.

Another from a old off-road race friend of mine
“when in doubt gas it“.

 

[actaeon277]

Or, as my Dad said, "I don't want to hear excuses, I want to hear that it is done. So go do it. If something is stopping you, then get it out of the way."

 

[armalitesheepdog]

Until you know for 100% certainty that a woman is in active labor, do not inquire as to when her baby is due. And even then it's still iffy.

Oh man.
I made that mistake before. You will only do it once.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

If you ask your wife or girlfriend what she wants to eat and she says I don't care. That means choose wisely or your dinner will suck

 

[Old Dog]

From my Grandpa... "If you don't want to be in a bar fight, don't go to a bar". This philosophy has served me well on several fronts.

 

[Ingomike]

Don’t be a hog, pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered…

 

[patience0830]

Don’t be a hog, pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered…

Stock market corollary to this.
Bulls make money.
Bears make money.
Pigs get slaughtered.

 

[Bstarkey_46947]

Wear hearing protection at the range.

 

[Hoosierdood]

Wear hearing protection at the range.

WHAT?

 

[LtScott14]

What? No inborn curiosity why things happen?
Close the door. You weren't born in a barn!
Can't see the TV. Move aside. Your Daddy wasn't a glass blower!

 

[Airtevron1]

dont **** down my back and tell me its raining

 

[Doug]

If you ride a bicycle or motorcycle, behave as though 80% of drivers do not see you and the other 20% are actively trying to kill you.

Children deserve married parents who are faithful to each other.

In a marriage, love is a decision as often as it is a feeling.

 

[Drewski]

My grandfather said to my wife and I as we were leaving his hospital room for the last time:

“Remember this: always be nice to your kids.
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They get to decide what old folks’ home you end up in.”

Even on his literal deathbed, he was still a wisecracker. So many nuggets of wisdom spun into his corny, funny, facepalm-worthy, often inappropriate, and even plagiarized but always memorable commentary - an ability I’ve tried to cultivate for years.